The holidays are fast approaching and I, like many of you, have travel plans! I belong to a number of online support groups and see a lot of anxiety about flying with an ostomy so I thought maybe I could ease some of your concerns. Here’s my collection of tips for flying with an ostomy. PACKING Bring extra ostomy supplies. … Read More
45 Things I’ve Done with my Ostomy
Part of what makes people nervous about having an ostomy is the worry that their life will be “over” and they’ll never get to do “normal” things again from eating out to enjoying intimacy. I’d like to settle your nerves. I’ve had my ostomy two years (today is my stomaversary!) and in those two years, even in just the first year, I … Read More
Traveling – Worry for nothing
Here’s a post I found recently that I wrote just before my surgery last year. It appears that it slipped through the cracks before I got around to posting it – oops! Up until recently, the vacations I’ve taken since I’ve had my ostomy have either been to familiar places or for 2-3 days in a place unfamiliar to me, … Read More
Change-Day in Real Life & Vacation
From the start, changing my bag made me really anxious. I’ve been adamant about doing it myself, as I feel that it is an important skill to have to maintain my independence. I realize now that the act of changing my bag on my own served as a way for me to take ownership of my new situation. Though a … Read More